Standing by the new sign that was placed near the downtown bridge on Tuesday are Gerald Gaspard of the American Legion, Abbeville Mayor Mark Piazza, Tom Thompson, commander of the American Legion, Charles Dill, of the American Legion, and Abbeville councilman Francis Plaisance.
Project complete: 80 years later, memorial signs placed near bridge
Some 80 years later, two new memorial signs now stand tall at the Memorial Downtown Bridge in Abbeville.
On Tuesday, the State Department of Transportation and Development placed two aluminum signs that read “Vermilion Parish Veterans Memorial Bridge, ‘To Those Who Died That Liberty Might Live’” near the front of the bridge.
The signs were paid for by Post 29 and donations. When the signs were hung, it meant the end to a long absence.
“The signs look good,” said Gerald Hebert, a member of the American Legion Post 29.
